# Chicano

> English word · Adjective · IPA /t͡ʃɪˈkɑːnəʊ/ · frequency rank #34,822

## Definitions
1. Of a person: American and of Mexican descent, especially if conscious of one's political identity in the U.S. body politic.
2. Identifying with the mixed-raced heritage of Old World and New World.
3. Of or pertaining to Chicano people.

## Etymology
From Mexican Spanish chicano, from mechicano, a dialectal variant of mexicano (“Mexican”).

## Easily confused with
- **chico** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chicano-vs-chico)
- **chino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chicano-vs-chino)
- **chica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chica-vs-chicano)
- **Chiang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiang-vs-chicano)
- **Chicago** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chicago-vs-chicano)

## Common misspellings (10)
`cchicano`, `chciano`, `chhicano`, `chiacno`, `chicanno`, `chicaon`, `chiccano`, `chicnao`, `cihcano`, `hcicano`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chicano